20:20 Newcastle

Friday 20 September 2019

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Poppys Delight Handicap

Off time: 20:22 | Winning time: 1m 12.24s

(10)

Fard⁴^{(ex 5)}

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Paula Muir⁽⁵⁾| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 52| D

13/8

23rd-time lucky when running on determinedly to land a 6f Class 6 selling handicap at Thirsk (good to firm) on Monday; carries a 5lb penalty as a result; is effective on the AW, so could quite feasibly double-up.

Form: 665641

(11)

Groupie¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: G Lee| T: T P Tate| OR: 53| D

9/1

Slipping down the weights on the back of a long losing run (no win since July 2017); 0-3 on the AW, albeit is 8lb lower than when finishing fourth of ten (beaten in excess of 5L) to Sonja Henie at Wolverhampton (7f) last month.

Form: 588475

(3)

Extrasolar^t¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 9-7| J: Connor Beasley| T: G A Harker| OR: 53| D

22/1

A fair handicapper in previous years, often saving his very best efforts for Catterick; seemingly isn't the force of old, having regularly competed in sellers and veteran handicaps this year; 0-13 on the AW; unlikely.

Form: 439877

(13)

Kellington Kitty^p¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: L Morris| T: M Murphy| OR: 53| D

14/1

Running well at present, sluicing up in a Class 6 maiden handicap at Bath (5½f, good to soft) on her penultimate start; 8lb higher, and 0-10 on the AW - better than the bare result at Chelmsford latest (met persistent trouble); chance.

Form: 670316

(1)

A Hundred Echoes^b1¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: David Egan| T: R Varian| OR: 54

16/1

Kyllachy gelding who cost 52,000gns as a juvenile; has been exposed as a moderate performer on the track; was very easy in the market when running poorly on handicap debut here (7f) a fortnight ago; blinkers replace cheekpieces.

Form: 9048

(6)

Salmon Fishing^p²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Seamus Cronin⁽⁵⁾| T: M Moubarak| OR: 54

12/1

12-race maiden; has fallen a whopping 16lb in the weights since making his handicap debut (nursery) at Yarmouth (6f) last August; considered unlikely to be making a splash in this low-grade contest.

Form: 495608

(9)

Ingleby Molly^h³²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Harrison Shaw⁽³⁾| T: J Ward| OR: 52| CD

7/1

Displayed a game attitude when beating Patrick by a short-head over C&D last month, with the draw/ground and run of the race all transpiring to scupper her chances of a follow up success at Catterick (7f, soft) latest; EW possible off 3lb higher.

Form: 804717

(2)

Rockley Point^b²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Phil Dennis| T: K Scott| OR: 51| CD

25/1

7lb lower than when making all to score over C&D in February; has lacked any recent sparkle for the Galashiels trainer Katie Scott; evidently is dangerously handicapped; couldn't be totally dismissed in such a moderate contest.

Form: 046050

(4)

Tadaany^v²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: J Garritty| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 50| CD

14/1

Beat Lucky Lodge by a nose when winning off this mark over C&D last December, and also went close on a couple of occasions at Nottingham (6f) in June; no show at Hamilton latest (with heavy ground seemingly not a valid excuse).

Form: 040430

(14)

Little Miss Kodi^t¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: A Mullen| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 50

33/1

In there pitching until very late, only run down by Miss Icon over 7f at Chepstow (good to firm) three starts back; modest since, and the statistics show that she's an infrequent winner (1-27 on AW); first 6f start since October 2018.

Form: 760280

(7)

Viking Way^b⁴⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: J Mitchell| T: Olly Williams| OR: 49| D

9/1

Edged out today's rival Tadaany by a nose when breaking the maiden at Nottingham (6f, good) in June; below-par on his last couple of starts, dwelling at the start at Catterick (last of 11) 45-days ago; no issues with the AW.

Form: 312600

(12)

Breathoffreshair^b1,t⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: F Norton| T: R C Guest| OR: 48| CD

20/1

Course specialist (all four wins have come here); sits 3lb below his last winning mark, but hasn't shown a great deal of recent positive form; will revive eventually; worth a market check now sporting a new headgear combination.

Form: 770780

(8)

One Last Hug¹⁶²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Ben Robinson| T: J S Goldie| OR: 48

22/1

Orientor colt; half-brother to three winners, most notably Braes Of Lochalsh (1m5f-1m7f); his racing career to date has been punctuated by various absences; very lowly-weighted for handicap debut on return from a five-month absence.

Form: 0/679

Non-Runners

(5)

Peachey Carnehan⁶

Weight: 9-7| Age: 5

T: M Mullineaux J: Jane Elliott

Forecasts

Fard (13/8), Ingleby Molly (7/1), Peachey Carnehan (8/1), Groupie (9/1), Viking Way (9/1), Salmon Fishing (12/1), Tadaany (14/1), Kellington Kitty (14/1), A Hundred Echoes (16/1), Breathoffreshair (20/1), Extrasolar (22/1), One Last Hug (22/1), Rockley Point (25/1), Little Miss Kodi (33/1)

A low-grade finale where stakes are best kept to the minimum. For those prepared to speculate at significant odds, a case can be made for the attractively weighted C&D winners Rockley Point and Breathoffreshair, with the latter almost certain to revive in the weeks and months ahead. Sporting a new headgear combination (blinkers and tongue-tie), any positive market signals should be heeded in his case. Meanwhile Fard broke his duck in a selling handicap at Thirsk on Monday and merits respect under a 5lb penalty. However, having made the long journey north, an in-form KELLINGTON KITTY gets the vote for Bedfordshire trainer Mike Murphy (1-2; 50% at Newcastle).